Re: superyacht carrying 22 sank in storm

On Tue, 20 Aug 2024, JAB wrote:

On Mon, 19 Aug 2024 10:29:34 -0500, JAB <here@is.invalid> wrote:
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56 meter (184')

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The British-flagged yacht, called the "Bayesian," was anchored about a
half a mile from the port of Porticello, on Sicily's northern coast.
The vessel sank after its mast broke in half in the storm,
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The yacht's mast stood 72.27 meters (237 feet) high above the
designated water line, just short of the world's tallest mast which is
75.2 meters, according to Guinness World Records. It was the tallest
aluminium mast in the world, the Perini Navi website said.
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Bacares told Italian daily newspaper La Repubblica that she woke up at
4 a.m. local time, as the boat tilted.
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"We got this strong hurricane gust and we had to start the engine to
keep the ship in an angled position," Karsten Bower told reporters in
Palermo on Monday. "After the storm was over, we noticed that the ship
behind us was gone."
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https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/20/europe/bayesian-yacht-what-we-know-intl/index.html
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Very sad. Only 300 meters from the coast. I think I read that they were all probably sleeping and that the strong winds came suddenly out of nowhere.